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Zigarto: The European Union should thank Turkey for hosting 4 million immigrants (Adam Altan / France Press)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday demanded that the European Union have integrity while playing the role of mediator in the differences between Ankara and Athens.
At a press conference with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Zigarto in the capital Ankara, Cavusoglu stressed that problems with the European Union can only be solved through dialogue and diplomacy.
In turn, the Hungarian minister said, according to “Anatolia”, that an important part of Europe’s security is in the hands of the Turks, whether the Europeans like it or not.
Zigarto added: “The European Union should thank Turkey, which is home to 4 million immigrants,” noting that had it not been for Turkey’s role, the Balkans would have witnessed waves of irregular migration of hundreds of thousands of people. .
The Hungarian Foreign Minister indicated the need to coordinate international efforts to curb irregular migration.
He expressed his support for the European support given to Turkey to help Syrian refugees, indicating that some of this support reached Turkey, but did not reach 6 billion euros, according to the agreement between the two parties.
The minister called on European countries to fulfill their promises towards Turkey and its hosting of refugees, saying: “The agreement must be honored and not put Europe’s security at risk.”
On Monday, European Union foreign ministers assessed the basis for imposing sanctions on Turkey over the Mediterranean gas dispute, before EU leaders decided at a summit to be held on December 10-11. whether they would implement their threat to impose punitive measures. When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that his country “will not give in to threats or blackmail.”
He reiterated his call to negotiate competing claims on the continental shelf and rights to energy resources.
The High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union, Josep Borrell, said, in a press release after the meeting of foreign ministers of the European Union, this Monday, in the Belgian capital, Brussels, that diplomacy was created to resolve differences peacefully through dialogue, and that the European Union is trying to do with Turkey.
Borrell explained that the issue of European relations with Turkey will be decided by EU leaders at the December 10-11 summit, and that the foreign ministers will provide information to the leaders before their summit.
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